Well, I got pre-approved for a loan to purchase an 00 S2000. I've been wanting to own one of these cars for a while, and I might finally be making a purchase. I haven't seen or driven the car yet hence the reason for my post but I'd like to have a heads up of things to look out for before buying the car.

This is the description of the car
-Black
-MY 2000 with "02 alterations" (ie glass rear window) as my friend told me (it's his brother's car)
-Clean title
-Red interior
-6 disc CD changer
-Clifford alarm
-extended warranty (almost up, but I will renew)

Obvious things to look for would be the body condition, tires, holes in the top, seats, etc. However, I know some cars have their quirks that maybe result of the car itself or just age/wear & tear. Just wondering if there are any things that I should look out for when inspecting and driving the car before deciding whether or not to purchase it.

Thanks in Advance

Marc

 

anyone?

 

If it's a 2000 model, check if the VIN falls under any TSB's, and confirm that the maintenance has been done on those.

 

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that's the kinda information i wanted to know. please feel free to add anything else everyone

 

I'd pay honda for a pre-buy inspection. Its about $200 but they check everything. They are very ****, will tell you even the smallest things like if the spare tire jack was not tight (shows prior use), any repainting, etc...

 

I believe its $265 standard, but you could get a hook-up deal.

 

I wasn't sure on price, I knew it was a lil above 200. I guess its $265 but worth it

 

Worth every penny.

 

extended warrenty is a must.

 

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the owner has an extended warranty and he said he was going to have all that stuff checked out. I'll see if i can get him to pay to get the inspection done. if he doesn't i'll look into that. thanks for the heads up on that guys. anything else? i know a lot of cars have first model year quirks.

 

how many miles? check if the proper maintenance has been done to it. and ask him how much it cost him to convert to the 02' glass rear. im thinkin about doing the same for my AP.

 

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has 87k miles.

 

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damn.. i guess you better check the maintenance logs (if any), oil, filters, tire pressure, flux capacitor, etc.

my advice - take it to honda and have them take a deep look into it.. that's your best route

 

yah the flux capacitor was bad on mine... them ain't cheap!

 

100K bumper to bumper for me

 

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yeah and you have to go into the future to get one! or was that back to the future

 

Don't forget to do a compression test and pull the codes on the ECU. Look for an overrev. If you don't you could be screwed like I was.


-Chris

 

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explain to us what that is. never heard of it before.

 

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overrev = some idiot/noob mis-shifting at redline, just like one of new posts.
if you try to rev over redline, ur rev-limiter will kick in
but if you misshift, revlimiter has no control over that.
and if you are too slow, u could seriously fuckup the engine

 

rattleing tops, catchers

side window leaks(the little gasket for the top)

clutch free play

EPS/ABS/SRS/CEL(FLASHING&gt;&gt

fading pink tail light

spring spacers

diff whine

compression

sparkplug hole(look for stripped threads and loose sparkplugs)

check out all the "brace" from honda, alot of guys put aftermarket one on and when they sell the car, they don't put the oem stuff back.

balljoint, fitting, etc

jack, foam tools holder

Cd code

chipping/fading interior paint for switch/bottom and alike.

 

Or avoid MY2000 all together because that was the first year and there are always problems the first year a model comes out.